Ellis Island
Speech parts
1. Ellis Island - Noun
2. Ellis Island - Proper noun
Meaning
an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States
Source: WordNetExamples
The Islamic community today is faced with a new version of an old struggle. My late mother used to say it doesn't matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island or the Rio Grande. We're all in the same boat now.
You know, I received an invitation that said "Please come to Ellis Island July 4th for the hundredth birthday celebration of an American institution". Somebody goofed. My birthday is not until February.
I'm here not just as an actress but as a woman, an African-American, a granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, a person who could not have afforded college without the help of student loans and as one of millions of volunteers working to re-elect President Obama!
The thing I love about Vegas is that it's a melting pot. It's like working Ellis Island.
My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side of New York.
El Paso in many ways is the Ellis Island for Mexico and much of Latin America.